Phrase Hound found 70 phrases and 9 compound words that contain diving. The most common are listed below. Open diving in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 70
- scuba divingUnderwater swimming using scuba equipment.
- diving-bellAlternative spelling of diving bell.
- diving-suitAlternative spelling of diving suit.
- free-divingAny of various aquatic disciplines in which divers attempt to stay underwater without a breathing apparatus for as long as possible.
- stage divingThe practice of jumping from the stage in a rock concert to be caught and carried aloft by the crowd.
- diving maskA mask worn by divers over the eyes or face to allow them to see clearly underwater, having a watertight seal around its edges to hold it securely to the face.
- dumpster divingThe act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill.
- diving bell spiderA spider, Argyroneta aquatica, living almost entirely underwater, using hairs on its abdomen and legs to trap air.
- Olympic divingA specific competition in the Olympics, involving diving off a ten-meter platform from a three-meter springboard.
- smoke divingFire-fighting work that requires the use of protective equipment resembling that used by marine divers.
- diving boardA springboard used for diving into water.
- diving platformstructure used for competitive diving, consisting of a vertical rigid tower with one or more horizontal platforms extending out over a deep pool of water.
- sport divingSynonym of recreational diving: underwater diving in open water
- diving beetleAny beetle of the family Dytiscidae.
- diving duckAny of the ducks that feed mainly by diving such as pochards and scaups, of species in tribe Aythyini.
- ice divingA form of undersea diving in which the diver enters the water through a hole cut in the ice.
- land divingA ritual performed by the men of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, involving a jump from a tall wooden tower with a tree vine wrapped around each ankle.
- skinny divingSynonym of skinny dipping: Swimming in the nude, as opposed to with a swimsuit.
- synchronized divingA sport in which divers perform synchronised dives.
- diving-petrelAlternative spelling of diving petrel.
- cage divingAn activity where people in metallic cages are immersed underwater to undergo an experience with sharks
- diving headerA ball struck near ground level by the head of a diving player.
- death divingA form of extreme freestyle high diving jumping with stretched arms and belly first, landing in either a cannonball or a pike position.
- deep divingUnderwater diving to a depth beyond the norm accepted by the associated community.
- diving boardsplural of diving board: A springboard used for diving into water.
Compound words 9
- nondivingNot pertaining to, or taking part in, diving.
- sportdivingdiving as a sport
- skydivingThe practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump.
- freedivingAlternative form of free-diving: Any of various aquatic disciplines in which divers attempt to stay underwater without a breathing apparatus for as long as possible.
- nosedivingpresent participle and gerund of nosedive
- outdivingpresent participle and gerund of outdive
- skindivingAlternative form of skin-diving: Swimming underwater without a diving suit.
- spacedivingpresent participle and gerund of spacedive
- stagedivingAlternative spelling of stage diving: The practice of jumping from the stage in a rock concert to be caught and carried aloft by the crowd.